Roll Your Own Servo
Usually, when you want a servo motor, you simply buy one already made. But if you need something unusual, you can turn any DC motor into a custom servo you …read more Continue reading Roll Your Own Servo
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Active Racing Simulator Pedal
Racing virtual cars from behind a PC monitor might be cheaper than doing it in the real world, but high-end sim racing peripherals still come with high-end prices. With the …read more Continue reading Active Racing Simulator Pedal
Hackaday Prize 2023: Bolt Bot Micro Servo Droids
This Hackaday prize entry from [saul] is the beginning of a reconfigurable kit of 3D printed parts and servo motors for robotics learning. With just access to a printer, a …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Bolt Bot Micro Servo Droids
Stepper Killer Killer Killed, Repair Attempted
The low-cost servo motor in [Clough42]’s lathe’s electronic leadscrew bit the dust recently, and he did a great job documenting his repair attempts ( see video below the break ). …read more Continue reading Stepper Killer Killer Killed, Repair Attempted
Servo Surgery Teaches Us DIY Encoder Implants
Today, we shall talk about how [Adam Bäckström] took a DS3225 servo and rebuilt it to improve its accuracy, then built a high-precision robot arm with those modified servos to …read more Continue reading Servo Surgery Teaches Us DIY Encoder Implants
Industrial Sewing Machine: Acquired
Well, it’s done. After weeks of trawling Craigslist, an hour-long phone call with an intelligent stranger about a different machine that wasn’t going suit my needs, and a two-week delay …read more Continue reading Industrial Sewing Machine: Acquired
What You Should Know Before Buying An Industrial Sewing Machine
I’ve been sewing off and on since I was a kid, and I really started to get into it about ten years ago. Even though I technically outgrew my little …read more Continue reading What You Should Know Before Buying An Industrial Sewing Machine
Simple Upgrades Make an Old Industrial Sewing Machine New Again
Well, this is a pleasant surprise: it seems that industrial designer [Eric Strebel] recently got a hold of an industrial sewing machine to tackle the softer side of prototyping. What …read more Continue reading Simple Upgrades Make an Old Industrial Sewing Machine New Again
Automate Your Xbox
First the robots took our jobs, then they came for our video games. This dystopian future is brought to you by [Little French Kev] who designed this adorable 3D-printed robot arm to interface with an Xbox One controller joystick. He shows it off in the video after the break, controlling …read more
Ultrasonic Sensor Helps You Enforce Social Distancing
If you’re going outside (only for essential grocery runs, we hope) and you’re having trouble measuring the whole six feet apart from other people deal by eye, then [Guido Bonelli] has a solution for you. With a standard old HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor, an audio module and a servo to drive …read more
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